Carl Zeiss Touit Distagon T* 12mm f/2.8 review
This first foray into making lenses for Fuji, as well as Sony compact system cameras from Carl Zeiss shows promise. They've managed to produce a lens with optical characteristics worthy of the Zeiss reputation, that's well designed and solidly built. Although this lens does carry a premium price, the additional cost isn't so much that it will put this lens beyond the reach of everyone, especially those serious about using quality glass with their camera.
- Excellent sharpness
- Solid build
- Low distortion, falloff and CA
- Very resistant to flare
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/carl-zeiss-touit-distagon-t--12mm-f-2-8-lens-review-22026
Video sample with these Zeiss lenses:
http://www.fstopacademy.com/blog/zeiss-touit-can-tehy-be-used-for-video/
First Impressions with Zeiss 12mm f2.8 Touit
So far, we really can’t say much terrible about the Zeiss 12mm f2.8. It has excellent color rendition on the X Pro 1, is sharp, focuses silently and snappily, and is really small for what it is. Though we really wish that the lens’ exterior overall were metal, the plastic hasn’t proved to be much of a problem just yet.
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/05/19/first-impressions-zeiss-12mm-f2-8-touit-fujifilm-x-mount/
Samples and more:
Four years ago, a new market segment emerged in photography: compact system cameras (CSC), which are equipped with interchangeable lenses. Ever since then, compact system cameras have been the camera segment with the highest growth rates. After initially observing how the market was developing, ZEISS determined that high-performance lenses would also be interesting for customers in this market. In order to stay true to the high quality standards of the ZEISS brand, it was decided to focus on cameras with an APS-C sensor, the largest sensor that has been available so far for this type of camera. The new lenses from ZEISS should be developed for cameras from Sony and Fujifilm. The autofocus was planned from the start. Everyday photography was the class of usage defined during the early design phase, and also driven by the market, so the autofocus function was almost a must — it is a step toward higher volume market, but at the usual high ZEISS quality.
See more at http://blogs.zeiss.com/photo/en/?p=3542
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